Tabernacle Baptist Church

Have you ever heard a married man or woman say something like the following when it comes to their husband or wife: “I don’t love them anymore”, or “I’ve fallen out of love with him or her”? It means that their “affection” has grown cold for them, or that they are just “tired” of them.  That’s why I’m not sure I like the phrase, “falling in love.” You don’t FALL in love; you GROW in love.  Just li...

In this series, we will focus on the first three chapters of Revelation. We are going to look at seven real churches that Jesus addressed to either rebuke them for something that was amiss or to encourage them to press on. We will ask ourselves what we might need to change or to continue in order to be healthy and on fire, lest the fire die out and we become ashes. The title of this series comes f...

The best shade trees you'll ever plant are the ones you'll never sit under! None of us are self-made. We're all sitting under "shade trees" that were planted by our forefathers, by our families, and by our friends. Now, it's your turn to leave a meaningful legacy by planting your own shade trees for others to sit under. Not everyone can be a legend, but everyone can leave a legacy.

We have been united with Christ to live for Him in this life and with Him in our death. Paul is showing what and why those who are saved by faith through grace will walk in obedience. Our motivation to walk in obedience is Christ in us, and the overflow of God dwelling in us results in obedience and love for God. Obedience is not a matter of making God love us, it reflects our love for God and us...

Christ died for our sins, and for that reason, there’s no intermediate between us and God anymore. Jesus tore the veil in two. In 1 Peter 2:5, Peter tells us that we need to be a holy priesthood, so WE ARE THE PRIESTS! Because of this, we get to walk with God! We get to commune with Him! Commune means to converse or talk together, usually intensely and intimately. Do those words describe your comm...

Sometimes we can get complacent in our walk with Christ in a certain season, and think that this is the way things will ALWAYS be. And then God comes and changes things to where we move into greater dependence upon him.  We as a church are seeking our next Lead Pastor, but in the meantime, what do WE do? What’s the next thing we need to prepare ourselves for this new season?  We need to Consecrate...

Pastor Jeff Lynn will be preaching in the next few weeks in the book of Joshua. It’s about what you are going to do during this time of waiting. This is a great time for you to prepare for whatever man God calls to lead you into this next frontier. You may believe that you should just “maintain” during these next few months as the Pastor Search Team does THEIR job in calling a new pastor. However,...

We live in a world that does not want to accept fault. We live in a world that does not want to see their own sin. Believers sometimes do not want to see their sins in their lives. If we don’t recognize our sins, there is no genuine repentance, and consequently, there is no confession of these sins. In the eyes of God, there are just two types of people: the righteous and the unrighteous. So how d...

Philippians is well-known as the book of joy. Just like Jesus was in Paul's heart and mind, we need to seek God with all we have so we can have a deep relationship with Him. Know Jesus! Obey His words! Hil will is good to you and He wants to bless you infinitely so you can bring glory to Him and bless others!

In this sermon, Pr. Greg Schanfish reminds us of five things every Christian needs to do in times of transition. They are: 1- Evangelism2- Discipleship3- Fellowship4- Ministry5- Worship May this be your mission not just in this time of transition, but every day in your life!

In the holiday season (and the rest of the year), be like Mary. She wanted to be WITH Jesus, she was not trying to DO things for Jesus. The most important thing you can do for yourself and your family is to be with Jesus, enjoying His presence for all the days of your life!

Jesus came to earth to be the Christ, our Savior, and LORD. He is worthy of all our praise and because He came here we have free access to the Father. Hallelujah!

Matthew was the Gospel that was used more than any other Gospel for the first 200 years of the Church. This was the Gospel used for the new believers, and Matthew was written to the Jews because its genealogy starts with Abraham. There are so many Old Testament quotes in Matthew that will prepare Jews to hear that Jesus is really the fulfillment of this promised coming boy, the Messiah. One of the...

Here is a man, Luke, a physician, gentile, not an apostle, did not walk with Jesus, but wrote one of the Gospels. He has written more words than any other person in the New Testament. That’s a man who wants to make the Gospel relevant to gentile people.  Jesus was born to save the Jews and the Gentiles, men and women, the poor and the rich, to anyone who believes in Him.

Given who you are, with your characteristics, personality, being an extrovert or introvert person, how can you be the light of Christ for this world? You have a place to be used by God. You are most fulfilled when you are fulfilling the design you were created for. 

In the midst of so much uncertainty, Dr. Bob Utley brings a message about the importance of Unity, not Uniformity.

In a season of transition, Scotty Sanders brings a word from God about waiting on Him.  Let's live and lead each day with the confidence that no matter what the circumstances are, God will be with us.

In his farewell sermon at Tabernacle, Pastor Todd talks about Joshua 1. The book of Joshua begins with Israel closing one chapter in their history, under one leader (Moses) and opening up to a new chapter under a completely different yet wonderful leader in Joshua.  Today, we will hear the LORD comfort Joshua and elevate any fear he might have had. In studying this story during a transitional time...

Our passage this morning comes with a stern warning from Paul not to grieve the Holy Spirit of God. This is important because the intimacy of our relationship with God hinges on this question. Our relationship with God is often presented as that of a husband and a wife. How do you grow in intimacy with your spouse? By learning them and spending time with them.  Being kind, being tenderhearted, and...

Paul uses various examples and gives us some real practical do’s and don’ts in our Christian living. So walk in a manner worthy of God’s call by putting off the old and in the Spirit’s power, putting on the new.  Put off the old, avoid becoming callous, avoid dishonesty and speaking the truth, avoid sinful anger, avoid unwholesome speech and all kinds of malice, and put on the new self pursuing ri...

In today’s passage, we see that Christ has given each one of us a gift because of His victory on the cross and He has given each of us a gift that we would build each other up in love. Just like putting the kids' toys together may be frustrating, we are motivated out of love for our children. We are to build one another up in love, yes it is frustrating, yes there is pain, but it is for God’s glor...

In chapters 1 to 3, Paul has been laying out a great theology concerning our salvation in Christ. Now based upon this strong theology Paul starts in on hard-hitting life application. Based upon the truth He discussed, Paul launches into how we are expected to live in response to that powerful Gospel truth. Paul is urging the Ephesians and all those reading this letter to Walk the Talk! He is sayin...

Life is easier with help, and there is no better helper than Jesus. There is no one more powerful and no one more capable. He literally can move Heaven and Earth if He so desires.  Prayer is the means by which we have access to His help. In Ephesians 3, Paul is helping us by encouraging us to access the power of Christ in prayer. For it is by prayer that we allow Jesus to bear our burden. So pray...

The book of Ephesians is Paul revealing the mystery of God’s eternal plan of salvation. God gave the Jews everything they needed to decode the mystery of the Messiah in the Old Testament. The resurrected Jesus says as much to the men on the road to Emmaus as He rebukes them for not understanding the Messiah in the Old Testament and then unfolds to them how the prophets testified to Him.  Paul devo...

“All for One and One for All.” It’s this expressive phrase of unity that Paul is addressing in these verses. The origin of this phrase does not come from the French language or the Three Musketeers book, it was originally found in Latin and from Shakespeare. The original order is “One for All and All for One.” And it's this word order that fits our text perfectly. Here Paul is discussing how both...